Adjustable Baffle Power Supply Housing for Redundant Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional power supply housing designs face structural complications and high modification costs due to complex frame structures and the need for custom guide plates to accommodate redundant power supplies of varying sizes.
Innovation Solution
A power supply housing with a casing featuring a separation member and front plates that divide the installation space into regions for redundant power modules, eliminating the need for additional guide members and simplifying the structure by allowing for adjustable baffle placement and reduced modification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If guide plates are used to define installation space for redundant power supplies, then the structure is simple, but the guide plates need to match each other and require vast modification of the housing to accommodate different sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the baffle plate movable rather than fixed. The baffle plate can be adjusted to different positions and configurations to accommodate power modules of varying sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the same housing structure to adapt to different module dimensions without requiring modification or replacement of guide plates, thus resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and adaptability.
2Ease of manufacture
If a frame is provided in the ATX specification housing to define space for power modules, then modification of the housing is reduced, but development and manufacturing costs are significantly increased and the frame requires additional bearing seats and positioning structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of the frame, bearing seats, and positioning structures into a single integrated baffle plate component. Instead of providing a separate frame with additional bearing seats and positioning structures, the baffle plate performs all these functions simultaneously. This merging approach reduces the number of components, simplifies the overall structure, and lowers manufacturing costs while maintaining the ability to define installation space for power modules.
3Reliability
If guide plates are installed in the housing to accommodate redundant power supplies, then installation space is defined, but all guide plates must be removed to install another suitable guide plates when power supply sizes change
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by designing the baffle plate as an adjustable component that can be repositioned without removal. When power supply sizes change, the baffle plate can be moved to new positions to define appropriate installation spaces, eliminating the need to remove and reinstall entire guide plate assemblies. This dynamic adjustability maintains reliable installation while significantly reducing the time and effort required for reconfiguration.
Data Source
AI summary
A power supply housing adapted to a redundant power module includes a casing, a separation member, two front plates and a back plate. The casing includes four side plates and an installation space defined by the side plates. The separation member divides the installation space into a first sub-space and a second sub-space, and includes two first baffles located in the first sub-space and two second baffles located in the second sub-space. The two first baffles define a first installation region for disposing a redundant power module, and the two second baffles define a second installation region for disposing the redundant power module. The front plates are disposed on one end of the installation space and define a placement opening, serving as an entrance of the first and the second installation region. The back plate is disposed on one end of the installation space not provided with the front plates.